L.A. Confidencial
19/09/1997
Pegar num livro de James Ellroy e transpô-lo para o grande ecrã não é tarefa fácil. O universo criado por Ellroy, um dos mestres do romance negro norte-americano contemporâneo, é extremamente duro, cruel e realista, para além de mostrar o lado escondido de Hollywood, em que os "neons" e o "glamour" são substituídos pela ganância e pela corrupção. Em "L.A. Confidencial" o realizador Curtis Hanson conseguiu passar para o cinema a atmosfera claustrofóbica do livro de Ellroy, cuja acção decorre em Los Angeles, no início dos anos 50. Três polícias com características e objectivos distintos, investigam o assassínio de vários homens, encontrados sem vida num bar, na mesma noite. A pouco e pouco vão descobrindo uma teia de corrupção que envolve mafiosos, autoridades e estrelas de cinema.
Informações do filme
Kevin Spacey
as Jack Vincennes
Russell Crowe
as Wendell 'Bud' White
Guy Pearce
as Edmund 'Ed' Exley
James Cromwell
as Dudley Smith
Kim Basinger
as Lynn Bracken
Danny DeVito
as Sid Hudgens
David Strathairn
as Pierce Patchett
Ron Rifkin
as D.A. Ellis Loew
Graham Beckel
as Dick Stensland
Amber Smith
as Susan Lefferts
John Mahon
as Police Chief
Paul Guilfoyle
as Mickey Cohen
Matt McCoy
as 'Badge of Honor' Star Brett Chase
Paolo Seganti
as Johnny Stompanato
Simon Baker
as Matt Reynolds
Elisabeth Granli
as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Sandra Taylor
as Mickey Cohen's Mambo Partner
Steve Rankin
as Officer Arresting Mickey Cohen
Allan Graf
as Wife Beater
Precious Chong
as Wife
Symba
as Jack's Dancing Partner
Bob Clendenin
as Reporter at Hollywood Station
Lennie Loftin
as Photographer at Hollywood Station
Will Zahrn
as Liquor Store Owner
Darrell Sandeen
as Buzz Meeks
Michael Warwick
as Sid's Assistant
Shawnee Free Jones
as Tammy Jordan
Matthew Allen Bretz
as Officer Escorting Mexicans
Thomas Rosales Jr.
as First Mexican
Shane Dixon
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Norman Howell
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Brian Lally
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Don Pulford
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Chris Short
as Officer / Detective at Hollywood Station
Tomas Arana
as Breuning - Dudley's Guy
Michael McCleery
as Carlisle - Dudley's Guy
George Yager
as Gangster at Victory Motel
Jack Conley
as Vice Captain
Ginger Slaughter
as Secretary in Vice
Jack Knight
as Detective at Detective Bureau
John H. Evans
as Patrolman at Nite Owl Cafe
Gene Wolande
as Forensic Chief
Brian Bossetta
as Forensic Officer
Michael Chieffo
as Coroner
Gwenda Deacon
as Mrs. Lefferts
T.J. Kennedy
as Bud's Rejected Partner
Ingo Neuhaus
as Jack's Rejected Partner
Robert Harrison
as Pierce Patchett’s Bodyguard
Jim Metzler
as City Councilman
Robert Barry Fleming
as Boxer
Jeremiah Birkett
as Ray Collins - Nite Owl Suspect
Salim Grant
as Louis Fontaine - Nite Owl Suspect
Karr Washington
as Ty Jones - Nite Owl Suspect
Noel Evangelisti
as Stenographer
Marisol Padilla Sánchez
as Inez Soto - Rape Victim
Jeff Sanders
as Sylvester Fitch
Steven Lambert
as Roland Navarette
Jordan Marder
as Officer at Detective Bureau
Gregory White
as Mayor
April Breneman
as Look-Alike Dancer
Lisa Worthy
as Look-Alike Dancer
Beverly Sharpe
as Witness on Badge of Honor
Colin Mitchell
as Reporter at Hospital
John Slade
as Photographer at Hospital
Brenda Bakke
as Lana Turner
Kevin Maloney
as Frolic Room Bartender
Patrice Walters
as Police File Clerk
Rebecca Klingler
as Police File Clerk
Irene Roseen
as D.A. Ellis Loew's Secretary
Scott Eberlein
as West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputy
David St. James
as Detective at Hush-Hush Office
Bodie Newcomb
as Officer at Hush-Hush Office
Jeff Austin
as Detective
Robert Foster
as Detective
Kevin Patrick Kelly
as Detective
Henry Marder
as Detective
Monty McKee
as Detective
Henry Meyers
as Detective
Michael Ossmann
as Detective
Dick Stilwell
as Detective
Jess Thomas
as Detective
Robert Thompson
as Detective
Jody Wood
as Detective
Jimmy Ortega
as Second Mexican (uncredited)
Nectar Rose
as Marilyn Monroe (uncredited)
Rocco Salata
as Uniformed Patrol Officer (uncredited)
Dell Yount
as Court Bailiff (uncredited)
Scott McKinley
as Cop (uncredited)
Gilbert Rosales
as Third Mexican (uncredited)
J.P. Romano
as Deuce Perkins (uncredited)
Chris Palermo
as Anthony Trombino (uncredited)
April Audia
as Mayor's Wife (uncredited)
Priscilla Cory
as Brunette Police Woman (uncredited)
Fred Lerner
as Dudley's Guy with Shotgun (uncredited)
Anne Zogby
as Movie Star (uncredited)
